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  1. CJ Dorschel

    HomePod HomePods for front speakers on a 5.1 system

    I have a second home theatre with a Marantz AVR and a 5.1 speaker setup (all wired to a media cabinet where all my equipment is kept). As this is my secondary home theatre I haven‘t updated it in a while and need to replace my left and right channel front speakers. I was looking at B&W as my...
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    HomePod HomePod Mini

    I keep getting the below error endnote trying to AirPlay/transfer music across from my phone. The HomePod mini just won’t connect. It’s connected to WiFi, I’ve tried resetting the Mini and my phone and still no luck.
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    Listening to music while using Apple TV

    If I have a HomePod or HomePod mini paired to an Apple TV, can I play music through airplay from my phone, while whatever video I'm watching on the TV is muted, or will the speaker not allow that? Just need to know whether I'll need a separate speaker for that. Thank you very much.
  4. brunosh

    HomePod Airplay issues

    Hey guys! So I just got a new HomePod mini, but I'm kinda disappointed because my main goal was to use it as an Airplay speaker from my iPhone but I'm having many problems with that. The connection keeps failing, and it's very frustrating... I've tried everything, like updates, reseting...
  5. rboerdijk

    HomePod Homepod play playlist of purchased iTunes music

    Hello, I have a homepod-mini and a mac-mini. I have a collection of music I purchased on iTunes over the years (either as Albums or as individual Tracks) and would like to create a playlist and play it on the homepod. For testing I created a playlist "Mix" containing a few songs. I would like...
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    HomePod Personal Requests on HomePod Mini

    I apologize if this has been answered already, I did look but couldn't find anything with my specific issue. I had the original HomePod and experienced the same issue however my new HomePod Mini just arrived and I am having the same issuie. When setting up my new HomePod it tells me that some...
  7. MadXD

    MDM for Families?

    Is there an MDM solution that works well for families? I have 20 Apple devices in my home (and growing), supporting a family of five. Keeping all those devices updated and managed is a constant, often stressful undertaking. If it helps, I’m a registered Apple dev and am enrolled in Apple...
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    HomePod iOS 14.3 HomePod Mini cannot find any songs in Apple Music but can shuffle my Library

    Hello! I hope you can help, I just bought a HomePod mini and it does not seem to work so far :( Btw, I updated it to 14.3, so as my iPhone. —> Whenever I ask Siri to play a song or an artist I get the error message « Sorry, I couldn’t find ....... on Apple Music » I am talking about songs that I...
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    HomePod HomePod Mini auto-mirroring to iPhone

    Seems like after the 14.3 update, our HomePod mini always mirrors content back to my phone (the phone used to set it up). For example, if my wife puts music on in the kitchen and I'm upstairs, the HomePod audio will instantly display on my lock screen, as if I was streaming from phone. If I want...
  10. pit29

    HomePod Setting up HomePods for family

    Hi ya'all, We're pretty excited as we are expecting 4 HomePods next week. To prepare for the big day, I'm trying to find out how to best set them up. We are a family where everyone has her/his own AppleID and we use Family Sharing (incl. the Apple Music Family thing). Today, I've set up a home...
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    HomePod HomePod won't play when connect to Mac using Ethernet

    Hi There, I have a HomePod connected to my home wifi (Unifi Dream Machine), and my MacBook Pro 16" is also connected to the same router with Ethernet cable, all under the same network. (a separate VLAN for all IOT device, but they are not in this VLAN) When my Mac is also connecting to the...
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    HomePod Use HomePod for Smart TV audio?

    I have a Roku TCL Smart TV and the audio is compact and quiet. I was thinking about purchasing a HomePod or mini for other purposes, but was curious if it will be able to pair via Bluetooth to the tv to play the system audio. I appreciate any answers or tips!
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    HomePod HomePod multi-room help

    I am transitioning from a Sonos system to a HomePod setup. I haven't yet been able to figure out the best way to manage music in different rooms at the same time. For example, I can initiate music in all of the rooms by saying "play X everywhere." But, when I try to change the music in only...
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    HomePod Possible solution: HomePod personal requests

    I purchased several HomePod Minis to use around our house. Our household consists of two adults and three children with their own Apple IDs. I was excited for each of us to be able to use "personal requests." I was quickly disappointed when almost every time any of us asked "Hey Siri, who am I?"...
  15. OBirder

    HomePod New HomePod from Apple - still on 11.2.5 - week 48 / 2017

    I used the Apple 4 day sales deal and ordered on Friday a full size HomePod with the $100 Apple Gift Card direct from Apple (basically making the price effectively $199). To my surprise after I picked it up from the local Apple Store, it was still on OS 11.2.5 and with the Serial Number Lookup...
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    HomePod HomePod Mini Reset Issue

    Hi @All, Maybe anyone can help me with my HomePod Mini problem. After the Issues with the Wi-Fi connection from the HomePod Mini, I was trying to reset the HomePod. The problem is that after I plugged the power in, the red circle appear & goes off after some second. After the red light is...
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    HomePod Noob question about mixing Sonos and HomePods: Do I understand this right??

    Can someone please clarify whether I understand this correctly? I want to buy 2-3 more smart speakers, partly because I’m considering a Sonos Beam to go with a new TV purchase. Currently, we have a single Sonos One speaker for music, and no other “smart” or “smart home” products. From my...
  18. eddiexhart

    HomePod Show off your HomePod Mini & HomePod Setup!

    Now that everyone is getting those beautiful HomePod Mini’s now, can’t wait to see how you show it off!
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    HomePod iPhone Siri Shortcuts on Homepod

    Hi, Does anyone know how to trigger the Siri shortcuts which I have on my phone using Homepod? Not scenes in Homekit. It say's on Apple website that it can be done: https://support.apple.com/en-bn/HT209055 "You can run any shortcut that you have by asking Siri on your iPhone, iPad, iPod...
  20. podfrog

    HomePod Did Siri get faster this week on the HomePod?

    Maybe it's just me. Maybe I've been lucky. Can't tell, but Siri has definitely been a lot snappier responding to my requests this week. Fingers crossed that Apple has done something on the back end to coincide with the HomePod Mini launch that also improved Siri responsiveness on the...
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